Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Shipping Containers As Housing

Shipping Containers As Housing

Cheap and abundant, steel shipping containers long in vogue elsewhere as a new style of housing and building have come to Kentucky. The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Kyle Gilman, left, with Core Design polishes the welding on a doorway of a kitchen as KURE BEACH - The Kure Beach Planning and Zoning Commission is requesting public input regarding the use, regulation, and zoning related to shipping container housing within Kure Beach. The Commission will meet Wednesday February 3rd at 7PM at Kure Beach By using shipping containers (a good one is about $2,000) which are sturdy, do not rust, and are being used to construct multiple story buildings (homes, offices, even a senior center, etc.) all over the world. They are easily converted to a single A discussion thread on using Shipping Containers As Housing on Making Light turned up a fantastic wealth of material on the subject (it turns out that the world's imbalance of trade with China means that most ports have mountains of abandoned containers They are more commonly seen being transported on ships and at ports around the world. But with the addition of flatscreen TVs, en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning, these shipping containers are now being billed as a solution to London’s housing crisis. Shipping containers might be a great way to build affordable homes fast and cheaply, but one of the problems is spreading awareness that such an affordable solution exists. To solve this, a team of University of Florida (UF) students is building a simple .

The first U.S. multi-family condo built of used shipping containers is slated to break ground in Detroit early next year. Strong, durable and portable, shipping containers stack easily and link together like Legos. About 25 million of these 20-by-40 feet Shipping containers are wonderful things- for shipping. They are part of an elaborate and extensive infrastructure for moving goods cheaply and efficiently that has revolutionized world trade. They are also all the rage among designers and architects who Shipping Container architecture is “taking the world by storm,” according to Popular Mechanics. Tiny homes are extremely popular with off the grid enthusiasts and folks seeking an affordable way to construct a vacation or retirement oasis. Recycling .